BearPaw Ranch has your recreation needs covered! Book a BearSpaw Treatment, go on a guided tour, explore 5kms of hiking trails with our cows and horses or feed our petting zoo animals. Enjoy a picnic in the yard games area or somewhere on the walking trails. For dessert buy an ice cream, or find handmade goods and crystal treasures in our Holistic Market. Plenty of fun things to do to keep you busy all day long- sunlight until 11 pm is not usual during our summer months. **We are currently closed for day use and will re-open May 2025**
Holistic Market Open All Year!
We live here, so if you wish to come out to the Holistic Market or book a BearSpaw treatment only please give us a call (780)542-3259 prior to driving out. We will make sure someone onsite is here to open the store for you.
Explore BearPaw Ranch
- Walking Trails:
- 5 km of natural walking trails on site. Come enjoy the wilderness, explore the forest and fall in love with nature again. Bring a picnic and enjoy the quiet of the woods. (Bring rubbers; boots that is. Or appropriate footwear depending on the weather)
- Scavenger Hunt:
- Head to the store and get your scavenger hunt sheet and head out to the walking trails. Once you find all the animals head back to the store for your prize!
- Yard Games:
- For your enjoyment we have horseshoe pits, ladder ball, bocce ball, bean bag toss, and 2 playgrounds. Please note that any unsupervised children will be sold in the store as souvenirs.
- Picnic Tables & Sitting Area:
- for picnics and well, sitting.
- BearSpaw Holistic Market:
- We have all kinds of Crystals, Rocks, Gems, and Fossils. For non-rock lovers… if those exist, there is ice cream, popcorn, cotton candy, and fudge. For non-sweet tooth weirdos, we have handmade gifts from local artists. For our guests that know how to read there are books written by local authors.
- Himalayan Salt Room:
- where you can get also book a Massage, Reiki, Spirtual Response Therapy and MORE!
- Coffee & Tea Bar:
- For those that can’t talkee before coffee our beautiful crystal store has you covered! Our tea is locally made to remind you that even though it sometimes smells like poop everywhere we prefer the finer things in life too.
- Guided Tours:
- We offer Animal, Ranch Hand and Nature Tours. If you haven’t checked them out yet click here!
- Events, Classes & Retreats:
- there’s always something extra happening at our ranch find out what’s new here
- BearSpaw Treatments:
- click below to learn more about our holistic healing treatments.
BearSpaw Holistic Healing Treatments
- Himalayan Salt Room
- Reiki Treatment
- Spiritual Response Therapy SRT
- Spiritual Restructuring (SPR)
- Mediumship & Spirit Guide Readings
- Access Bars
- Access Facelift
- Massage Therapy
- Moonology Astrology Readings
- Moon Ceremonies
- Raindrop Therapy
Onsite Petting Zoo Animals
We love our animals and we want you to love them too by interacting and learning about them in our petting zoo. Unless you booked a guided tour already, animal food can be purchased at the BPR Store for $5 a bag. While the veggies are fresh for our animals we do not recommend them for human consumption-eat at your own runny poop risk.
Meet Our Petting Zoo & Ranch Animals
- Bunnies you can pet, hold and feed
- Horses you can pet and feed (you can try to hold a horse but we find them very heavy and a little dramatic)
- Chickens you can feed and pet through a fence
- Goats you can pet and feed. If you are lucky and the time is right it maybe possible for you to walk a goat. (We know everyone’s lifelong dream is to walk a goat-We are here to serve!)
- Pot Belly & Kune Kune Pigs that you can pet, and feed. Once again, you can attempt to hold them, but they are very large and heavy. If you think a horse is dramatic you are in for the surprise.
- Baby Animals Depending on the time of year we may also have many baby animals like chicks, kids (we mean goats) or piglets. To find out which babies are still babies and available to bottle feed please give us a call or check out our Social media pages at the bottom of the page.
Please Do Not Feed These Animals (even If they act like they have never been fed in their lives)
- Llama and Cows are not friendly, pictures only please.
- Peacocks are too shy, pictures only please.
- Barn Cats there are friendly outdoor cats that will approach you for pets or even allow you to hold them. Some days they’d rather be left alone so be respectful and do not chase them or our dogs will chase you
- Dogs there are overly friendly dogs that will follow you for pets, chase thrown sticks and most likely try to kiss you. Do not chase them- or they will chase you back in an endless game of tag you will never win.
Guided Tour Rates $15 per Human (Includes entry and Animal Food)
This is booked in advance! With this option you have access to all of the above plus a hands on approach with the animals. You will be able to collect eggs from the chickens, brush a horse, sit on a horse for a picture, pet and brush a pig, pet, walk, and brush a goat. All animal food is included for the guided tour. If baby animals are available and safe to be seen up close this can also happen. If we have animals that need to be bottle fed and this is something you wish to do please ask for a bottle feeding time for your tour. To Book Please Call 780-542-3259
Different Tours Available:
- Farm Hand For The Day
- Guided Animal Tour
- Guided Nature Tour
LARGER GROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE SUCH AS SCHOOLS, DAYCARES OR SENIORS AT DIFFERENT PRICING. PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION. 780-542-3259
***While we are set-up with corrals to bring your own horse, we do not offer any guided trail rides or rent out our Horses. Please see Recreation Other fun things to do here where you can have those experiences.***
Other Fun Things To Do Within 45 Mins of BearPaw Ranch
Drayton Valley Horse Club
Take your horse and ride on the 20 km of horse trails along the Pembina River. Want to ride for charity? Participate in their annual ride for cancer. For more information check out their website.
https://draytonvalleyhorseclub.com/
Guided Horseback Riding
You have asked and we have delivered. We are very happy to say we have partnered with The Y-Knott Ranch which is 25min away. Give Teri a call or email and she will be happy to set up a trail ride for those that do not have their own horse.
Crystal/Rock Hunting
Book a private tour with CLARKE EXPLORATIONS to go gold panning, Crystal/Rock Hunting, or searching for Petrified wood! Click link below and scroll to bottom of the page to book a private tour (it says private shop use, but ask for the tour- say you’re cool with BPR and they will help you out )
https://www.clarkeexplorations.ca/w5-lapidary-club
Pembina River Tubing
Floating down the river, you will enjoy the 62 meter gorge created from the Ice Age, various wildlife, and the joy of relaxing while the current drifts along this amazing and winding river. Their service will provide you with tube and life jacket rentals, as well as a shuttle service to bring you back to your vehicle. For more information check out their website:
http://www.pembinarivertubing.com/
Air Flight Adventure School
Learn to fly a Trike, Paramotor or go Paragliding. Single or Group rates available!
Seba Beach Ice Cream Stop & Mini Golf
Head to Seba Beach and hang out for the day off the bank of Wabamun lake. Once you are done sun bathing check out their ice cream shop, mini golf, and inflatable castle! It will be fun for the whole family.
Brazeau Dam
Enjoy the wild life, bird watching, fishing, and geo catching
http://www.albertaparks.ca/brazeau-reservoir/information-facilities/
Drayton Valley Golf Club
A beautiful course with tree lined fairways and bent grass greens awaits. Each hole is unique, providing a variety of vistas and challenges for golfers of all skill levels.
http://www.draytonvalleygolf.com/
Alberta Farmers Markets
Do you enjoy traveling around and finding local hand made treasures. Check out the farmers markets in Drayton Valley, Entwhistle, Seba Beach and more!
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app21/rtw/markets/markets_map.jsp
Drayton Valley Indoor Pool
Ricochet Oil Corp Aquatic Center: Located 4700 West Valley Park Road Drayton Valley. This is a newer swimming pool (2023) equipped with a lazy river, water slides, rock climbing walls, hot tub, lane swimming, and family pool.
https://www.facebook.com/ricochetoilcorpaquaticcentre/
Drayton Valley Paddling Club
Canoe or kayak down the Pembina River or North Saskatchewan River!
http://dvpc.epbrparkscouncil.org/
Brazeau ATV Club
A safe and enjoyable family riding experience with a focus on preserving the environment for future generations!